Essen vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Essen	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3604	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$759	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1284	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	579K	8.91M

The cost of living in Essen is 54% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3358th and 38th ($1519 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in London. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 32nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs London

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	Essen	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$925	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5688	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.16	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9133	$25471

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1471
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1558
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1395
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1424
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1356
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1470
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1286
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1432
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1387
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1399
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1415
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1493
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1318
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1422
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1373
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1367
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1396
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1351
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1458
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1388
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1394
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1501
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1407
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1410

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908